What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksKnow how fast this court plays before the first serve
See it with ProIndoor event: weather stays outside.
Main draw, last 10 seasons: 27 matches, compared with every ITF event on hard
Won by the lower-ranked playerFavourites hold up better
28%33%Won from a set downMore comebacks than usual
23%15%Go to a deciding setMore matches go the distance
38%28%Tiebreaks per setFewer tiebreaks
0.080.12Minutes per setQuicker sets
37 min45 minAces per match
ProService games held
ProThis event ITF on hard